Huntsville gazette., 1887-07-30


JOSEPH BENSON FORAKER
TOLEDO o., July 29-The delegates to the
Republican state convention were slow in
getting together Outside the mercury
registered 95 in the shade. while inside the
hall an almost utter lack of ventilation
made the heat still more oppressive. Twice
as many people were admitted to the floor
Of the hall than it was capable of comfort
ably accommodating, and the delegates
crowded around so closely up to the plat
form that the representatives of the press
we're literally penned in. Sherman was one
Of the earliest arrivals and as he took his
seat among the delegation from the Four
teenth district he was heartily cheered.
At 10 a. m. Chairman Ryan came on with
Jake Donaldson, and they looked admiringly
upon the scene before them. The great
festoon of bunting, the brightly dressed
women in the galleries, the flags, the his
toric names of battles, made great show
ing.
j. N. Hathaway reported for the cre-
dentials committee that there were no con-
tests.
Col. Whitfield reported the rules, and they
were adopted
The report of the committee on platform
was at once read
The Republican party in convention as
sembled submits to the people of Ohio the
following declaration of its principles:
'First-We are in favor of protective
tariff, to secure to American citizens the
privilege Of supplying every article which
can be produced as well in the United States
as In other countries, and sufficiently to
supply American wants. Such a tariff
makes a demand for and gives employment
to the labor Of American citizens, and
thereby aids in securing just compensation
for labor. We denOunce the Ohio Demo
cratic platform of tariff for revenue only,
and which demands an indiscriminate reduc-
tion In all duties on imported articles, the
effect of which would be to encourage
importations thus giving American patron
age to foreign producers and foreign labor
or rather than to our own.
'Second-While we adhere to the public
policy under which our country has received
from Europe great bodies of industrious cit
izens, who have added to the wealth, pro-
gress and power Of our country, while we
welcome to our shores the we'll disposed and
industrious emigrant, who contributes by
his energy and intelligence to the cause of
free government, we view with alarm unre-
gtricted immigration from foreign lands as
dangerous to the peace and good order Of the
country and the integrity and character Of
its citizenship. We urge congress to pass
such laws and establish such regulations as
shall protect us from the inroad Of the An
archist, the Communist the polygamist, fu-
gitives from justice the insane, the depend
ent paupers, the vicious and criminal classes,
contract labor in any form, under any name
or Guise; and all others who seek our shores,
not to become part Of our civilization and
citizenship, who acknowledge no allegiance
to our laws, no sympathy to our aims and
institutions, but who come among us to make
war upon society, to diminish the dignity
and rewards Of American workingmen and
degrade our labor to their labor. Against
all these our gates should be closed. But
while favoring every honorable and praoti-
cable measure to protect American labor
against the evil effects Of foreign immigra-
tion and competition, we recognize also the
dangers which menace it at home, and con-
denim as hostile to its cause and as subver-
sive Of its dignity and power, the bold and
persistent usurpation in many Of the states
Of its political rights and privileges
The condition Of the men who labor in the
north cannot be maintained or improved 20
long a. the men who labor in the south are
wrongfully deprived Of their rights and
powers of American citizenship Their la
bOrs meet in close and immediate competi-
ton, and neither can be degraded without
striking at the prosperity and independence
of the other. Recognizing these plain truths,
we demand free ballot and fair count in
all sections of our country. We demand
and will ever demand it as tho only source
Of justice to the real products of prosperity
and wealth and the sole security Of the re-
public and its free institutions.
"Third-We deprecate National strife and
divisions. We have placed the war with its
hates and revenges, behind US; but the set
Elements of the war must stand irrevocable
respected, honored and observed in every
part of the republic. More we have never
demanded, less we will not have Congress
should exercise its constitutional authority,
and take control and supervision of elections
of representatives to congress"
The platform goes on to favor liberal PEN
sions to the soldiers and sailors of the union
adequate appropriations for National water
ways, and demand that if too much reve-
nue. il collected to meet these and other pub
lie needs the first step in reduction shall be
the abolition of the internal tax upon Amer
ican grown tobacco 1t declares that the
public lands should be held sacredly for set
tiers, and while condemning the false pre-
tense of Cleveland's administration Of the
civil service laws it advocates its mainte-
nance and proper enforcement. Sympathy
is extended to Gladstone, Paruell and their
associates in their efforts to secure Home
Rule for Ireland The veto Of pension bills
il condemned, the language in which several
Of Mr.. Clevelands vetoes have been couched
il denounced, and the particular veto
of the dependent pension bill is character
ized as plain violation Of the oft repeated
promises of the Democratic party, and
demand is made that congress shall pass and
the president approve liberal pension enact
monta.
The administration of Governor Foraker
il endorsed, and the Legislature praised for
the passage of the Dow law. There is the
usually strong tariff plank, and the plat
form concludes with the following reference
to Senator Sherman:
ssRecognizing, as the Republicans of Ohio